VOLUME VI NO. 19.
OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1893.
$1.50 PER ANNUM.
BRIEF LOCAL MENTIONS.
What Is Transpiring Aronnd and
Abont Us, In Town and County.
If you love light rather than
darkness attend the meeting at the
Opera House this Fiiday night.
It is said that there is nothing
for which men have to pay so dear
for the privilege of being stingy.
Cards are out for the marriage
of Mr. B. C. Barnes, of Henderson,
and Miss Callis, of Dabney, May
IJOth.
W. T. Brogden is at home from
Greenville. He informed us that the
farmers of Pitt are weeding out to
bacco. Graham Hunt is recognized as
the best gardnener in Oxford. He
gathered a mess ot nice Irish pota
toes for dinner Sunday.
Some people pray for dying
grace, when what they need most is
grace to make themliye within their
means and pay their debts.
We stated last week that Mr J.
M. Currin had set out 70,000 tobacco
plants. Since then he has seen that
number 130,000 better, making in
all 200,000.
We hope every citizen will at
tend the meeting of the Town Com
missioners at the Opera House this
Friday night at 8 o'clock to consider
the Electric Light question.
The ice cream festival given by
the ladies of the Baptist Church at
the Alliance Warehouse Monday
night was well attended, and we are
glad to learn that the receipts were
good.
At a meeting of the Board of
Town Commissioners on Monday af
ternoon it ordered that hereafter no
license will be granted to sell liquor
in Herndon Block No. 2, on College
Sreet.
There are men who live for a
long on a fictitious reputation. But
when the collapse comes, and it al
ways does, the people wonder how it
happened that they were so long de
ceived. Messrs. C. J. Bobbitt, of Wat
kms, J. D. Williams, of Fairfort, O.
R Smith, Henderson; G. D. Pittard,
Stem; S. T, and James Parrott, of
Hester's, visited Oxford Wednesday
and called on the editor.
The insurance company has ad
justed the losses of Mr. W. J. Boy
kin and Mrs. R. O. Gregory. Mr.
Boykin received on stock $3,435, and
Mrs. Gregory on buildings $2, 1G2 25
on account of the cyclone.
There are but two men living
who served as members of Jefferson
Davis' cabinet. They are John H.
Reagan, of Texas, who was postmas
ter general, and George Davis, of
Wilmington, attorney general.
More light and better light or
no light at all, is the question that
confronts the people of Oxford just
now, and it is the duty of all our
citizens to attend the meeting at the
Opera House this Friday night.
Brother J. A. Noell, of the
Person Courier, is now the postmas
ter of Roxboro. He did valuable
work in the last campaign and we
are glad to see that Hon. Baldy Wil
liams appreciated the services of Ed
itor Noell.
Among the large number of new
doctors who stood successful exami
nations at Raleigh before the State
Medical Board was Chas. I. Wyche,
brother of our excellent dentist, Dr.
J- E. Wyche, J. A. Morris, son of
Addicus Morris, of Wilton, and T.
S. Faucette, son of Rev. T. U. Fau
cette, now located at Burlington.
The heart is the largest thing in
the world, because it takes more
than the world to fill it.
Seyen prisoners escaped from
the Durham county workhouse and
one from the Granville county work
house this week. Well, what is the
matter with the guards ?
The tobacco breaks have been
small this week and we have no
special prices to report. When you
have any ready for market farmers,
why we tell you Oxford is the place
to get the top of the market.
It is claimed there is great me
dicinal virtue in onions, eaten raw
at the very beginning of an attack
of cold or malaria, they have a de
cided tendency to check it and act
advantageously in kidney and sto
mach troubles.
Maryann Butler touches the
Thirdite-Republican button and the
members commence to howl all along
the line against the Democrats. But
"my dear Maryann" will not howl
into the U. S. Senate by the Repub-lican-Thirdite
combine.
We ask the Third party men
what measure of reform will they ac
complish by going into the Republi
can party which is not nor never has
been in favor of a single plank in
their platform? But a wild, windy
fanatic will answer anything my
Maryann to beat the Democrats.
In Wayne county Mrs. W. E. L.
Musgrave had a violent attack of
bleeding at the nose. She went out
of the house to a well and on her re
turn a door closed with a noise'which
awaked her husband. He drew bis
revolver and fired at her as she en
tered the room, the bullet striking
her in the breast and inflicting a very
dangerous wound.
There will be an Organ Recital
at the Presbyterian Church, this Fri
day evening at 8 o'clock, by the
"Faithful unto Death" circle of the
King's Daughters for a charitable
object. The circle will be assisted
by members of "Lend a Hand" cir
cle, Miss Alice Jones, of Raleigh,
and others. Help the King's Daugh
ters in their work "In His Name."
Admission, 25cts to all.
One of the neatest and most at
tractive school invitations received
at this office is the acorn shaped one
of Oak Ridge Institute. The com
mencement exercises will begin Sun
day May 28th and close Tuesday at
9 p. m. Rev. J. B. Shearer, Presi
dent of Davidson College will de
liver the Literary address. We thank
E. B. Meadows, N. K. Fullerton
and S. C. Hobgood, of Granville, for
invitations.
PURELY PERSONAL.
Safl to be. the Man.
Mr. W. T. Lyon, of Oxford, has
been suggested as a suitable man to
succeed Dr. E. T. White as County
Commissioner. He is well versed in
our county affairs and is a well
known financier, and we take it that
if the magistrates should elect Mr.
Lyon they would certainly have no
cause to regret it. We are frank in
saying he is one of the best qualified
men in the county for the responsi
ble position.
"Trustee's Sale" of Owen, Barbour &
Smith's large stock. I will sell big bar
gains in buggies. One fine four passen
ger carriage, 3 ladies phaetons, car load
old Hickory Wagons all sizes. Big stock
plows, including Dixie, Clipper, Boss,
Farmers' Friend, Stonewall, Climax, Im
perial, Malton double and single shovels,
Iron Age Cultivators, full assortment of
handled hoes, grain cradles and blades,
sniths, cook stoves, including Farmer
Boy, Farmer Girl, Orion, New Lee, New
Patron, Seminole and Columbian. Big
stock of paints and oils. All ot this stock
must be sold for cash and it will pay you
to get our prices.
apl7-tf. $, II. Smith.
Brief Mention of the Movements of
Yonr Friends ami Acquaintances.
R. J. Daniel is in town this week
looking well.
Mr. U. H. Cozart, of Durham,
was on our streets Monday.
Mrs. J. M. Hays has returned
from several weeks' visit to Ashe
ville. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Lyon spent
several days the past week at Lyon's
station.
Miss Mamie Cannady, of Wilton,
was the guest of Mrs. N. B. Cannady
several days this week.
Miss Mamie Jackson, who has
been on a protracted visit to friends
in Norfolk, Va., is at home.
W. W. Hart and little son, of Oak
Hill, Henry Robards and Capt. W.
O. Bobbitt, of Fishing Creek, called
to see us Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stem, of
Stem, accompanied by Mrs. Frank
Stem and her bright little son, were
in Oxford on Friday.
After an absence of 5 months Mr.
E. W. Harper, who was foreman of
the Public Ledger for oyer two
years, is again at his old post.
Messrs R. H. Pleasant & Son,
of Pleasant, S. A. Green, of Stem,
two good farmers were in town on
Saturday and called to see us.
Mr. and Mrs- C. F. Burnett, of
Hesters, were in Oxford on Monday,
and we passed a few pleasant words
with Mr. Burnett in our office.
Mr. W. S. Lyon, of Berea, one
of the old wheel horses in the Demo
cratic ranks, was in town last week
and we enjoyed a visit from him.
Rev. J. S. Hardaway, Rev. C.
A. Jenkins and Dr. R. H. Marsh,
who have been in attendance upon
the Southern Baptist Convention, at
Nashville, Tennessee, have returned
home.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Moss and
two daughters, of Wilton, visited
Oxford Friday on a shopping tour.
It was our pleasure to meet Mr. Moss
in our office.
Dr. W. S. Black and Col. W. F.
Beasley have been appointed by
Gov. Carr delegates to the National
Charity Convention which meets in
Chicago June 8th.
Mrs. H. P. Hobgood and her son
Luther, of Hargrove, were in Oxford
Monday, and it was our pleasure to
meet them in our office. Mr. J. H.
Morris, of Sunset, also called to see
us.
Col. H. G. Williams, of Wash
ington City, spent several days this
week in Oxford on a visit to his
brothers, Capt, John A. Williams
and Hon. A. H. A. Williams and his
sister Mrs. J. C. Cooper.
Fine Prospects.
The wave of wheat that covers the
hillsides, the growing corn and
thousands upon thousands of hills of
tobasco that salute the owners and
are being gently watered by the nu
merous showers make us believe that
better times are in store for our peo
ple, and lends energy to the hope for
the grand round up at the harvest-
And with all our hearts say
no devastating blight ensue,
and may each and every one of our
farmers be rewarded with overflow
ing granaries, full pack houses of
tobacco and teeming crops of all
kinds is the wish of the Public Led
ger. ,
Get prices on the McCormick Binders
and Mowers before you buy. They are
the best as every user will testify.
ap!7-tf. & H. Smith.
Matrimonial Noose.
On Thursday morning, May 11th,
Mr. E. D.-Moore, of Caldwell county,
and Miss Estelle Herman, were mar
ried at the residence of the bride's
parents in Oxford, by Dr. W. S.
Black.
The home of Mrs. Sallie Crews, in
Salem township, was the scene of a
beautiful home wedding on the 15th
inst. Miss Lillie B. Crews, a popu
lar young lady, and Mr. Ike Wilson
were made one by Dr. W. S. Black,
in the presence of a large number of
friends.
A CLOSE CALL.
mg
may
Emphatically Denied.
As it is currently reported that
smallpox is near Chase City, Mr. Ed.
M. Holt, editor of the Progress,
writes the following to our towns
man, Mr. John Booth:
"We have heard that there has
been a report that there was small
pox in or near Chase City. Will
you please deny the report most em
phatically. There is not nor has
there been a case near here, not
nearer than eighteen miles in Lun
enburg county, nor has there been
any one in our town who has been
exposea to the disease."
A Timely Warning-.
It is generally conceded that each
sub-alliance in Granville county has
been turned into a regular Thirdite
Republican Club to carr) out the
plans laid down by the leaders of
Thirdite-Republican combination to
foster and encourage their political
schemes to beat the Democrats at
the next election.
Democrats if you are a member of
this organization under the guise of
Alliance step down and out at once
as your dues go to keep up a body of
men that are stabbing you in the
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back politicaliv. we warn vou m
time.
Wide Awake Farmer.
Our friend W. C. Currin, who is a
go-ahead farmer near Oxford, rolled
into town on Satuiday with 251
pounds of hams which he .sold at
a good price. He believes in living
at home, and makes all his provis
ions and some to sell. He has a fine
Jersey cow with a young calf that
flows 4 gallons of milk a day from
which Mrs. Currin makes 21 pounds
butter each day. The 11-year-old son
look saf ter the cow and milks her.
We wish every one of our farmers
could say the same thing and then
the cry of hard times would cease
and the county would prosper.
LBy on MeDnir, Etc.
The thirdites have boycotted the
Public Ledger, but they borrow it
from Democrats and read it without
it costing them cent. We know of a
leading thirdite who reads a demo
crats copy regular every week, and
yet this man joins the boycott against
us, we suppose on account of orders
from the great mogul.
We have nothing personal against
the boycotters, but they may bet that
car load of money that was going to
be distributed at Stem just after the
election if the people would help elect
Bill Crews, Taz Taylor, Milton Haw
kins and have a negro jailor, that we
shall fight the Thirdite-Republicans
combination to the bitter end, and
we will not starve either. How are
you going to down a working man
my third party friends ?
In the event we fail to get patron
age enough from the friends of good
government to sustain a newspaper
in Granville we will still enjoy the
privilege of, working and voting
against the calamity howlers at the
polls.
Largest stock of Doors, Windows and
Blinds at Edwards & Winston's. aprl4-tf.
Narrow Escape From Dentil on Tues
day. Beverly Daniel a portly colored
man came to town on Tuesday and
during the afternoon he got full of
corn juice and was just able to nav
igate. About 5:30 o'clock he con
cluded it was time to go home and
he staggered out of town along the
O. & C. Railroad. His walk was of
a zig-zag nature, and he had reached
the crossing near the poor house
when the passenger train came
along. Beverly reeled off the tract
just as the engine reached him, but
before the whole train passed he
reeled towards the track and the
cars struck him and doubled Beverly
all up in a heap in the ditch. The
vigilant engineer was on the look
out and stopped the train at once
and run back, picked Beverly up
and found that he was not killed or
had any bones broken. He was put
on the train which was flagged back
to town and Dr. Hays was summon
ed, who examined Beyerly and found
that he was only bruised up a little.
It is thought the train only brushed
against him knocking him over in
the ditch below. However he had a
close call for his existence on this
earth.
I)iYllel ttie Honor.
The prize of $100 offered by Dr.
N. J. Pittman, of Tarboro, for the
best original essay on medicine, read
at the Medical Convention in Ral
eigh last week, was divided between
Dr. J. M. Hays, of Oxford, and Dr.
R. L. Gibbon, of Charlotte. Tho
title of Dr. Hays' essay was "The
Microscope and its Relation to the
Practice of Medicine." The illustra
tions were numerous and well drawn.
The title of Dr. Gibbon's essay was
"Hepatic Abcesses." Both papers
are very yaluable.
Verifietl 1 reams.
There may not be anything in
dreams and then again there may:
Several weeks ago before the cy
clone yisited Oxford with such fatal
results, before we knew or suspicion
ed that such monsters grew in this
part of the country, one of the
heavy losers in that place had a
dream in which he saw his property
blown away in a wind. It impressed
him so strongly that he went the
next day and had the "tornado"
clause inserted in his insurance
policy. When the cyclone struck
Oxford it razed his building to the
ground and but for his dream he
would have lost his all. Henderson
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